Brother Introduces Fax Line With CallManage-TM- Feature that Accesses Low Long Distance Dialing Rates.Business Editors & High Tech Writers PC Expo A trade show for resellers, corporate managers and technical professionals from CMP Media LLC, a subsidiary of United Business Media. First held in New York in 1983 with 120 exhibitors and 9,600 attendees, the show grew from the personal computer's early years to 550 vendors and more than 2000 Booth No. 2762 NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 27, 2000 Personal Plain-Paper Fax Machines Now in Everyone's Budget With Launch of Fax-560, Fax-580MC and MFC-660MC Brother International Corporation, a leading manufacturer of fax, multifunction and printer products, introduces a new line of personal fax machines that affordably places plain paper faxing technology within easy reach of any user. Fax-560, Fax-580MC and MFC-660MC are plain-paper fax systems that include the cost-reducing CallManage(TM) feature, providing users with one-touch access to optimal long distance rates.(1) The new Personal Fax Line (starting at $99(2)) offers a full range of features including a 25 page memory for out-of paper reception(3), Fax Forwarding, Paging and Remote Retrieval. These models also support 54 Station Auto Dialing A modem feature that opens the line and dials the telephone number of another computer to establish connection. See auto answer. and require only one telephone line for receiving fax or voice calls automatically. Additional convenience copy functions including reduction, enlargement enlargement, n an increase in size. enlargement, Dilantin, n.pr See hyperplasia, gingival, Dilantin. enlargement, idiopathic, n and sorting. The Fax-560, Fax-580, and MFC-660MC are also Call Waiting/Caller ID and Distinctive Ring Detection ready for users subscribing to these local phone company services. "There is really no reason that home-based businesses or even personal fax users need to find plain-paper fax capabilities to be cost-prohibitive," states Don Cummins, Brother's Vice President for Marketing of Fax, Printers and MFCs. "The low cost of these plain paper faxes should truly make consumers consider the purchase of one, since everyone at one point in time has been asked, `Can I fax it to you?'" CallManage(TM) Partnership Reduces Long Distance Rates Brother's new personal fax machines provide easy registration and access to CallManage, Inc., a company that maintains a comprehensive database of the top residential and small business long distance rate plans, analyzes these plans, compares them and determines optimal long distance rates. Registration with CallManage, Inc. can save the customer up to 45% on their long distance bill, depending upon their calling pattern and existing long distance provider. After registering for the service, all the customer needs to do is press the one-touch CallManage key on the fax machine prior to dialing a domestic or international long distance number. The fax or call will be connected instantly and the customer will receive a monthly bill utilizing the optimal rates from CallManage. There are no registration charges or monthly fees and no commitment is required. "Our partnership with CallManage Inc. is a perfect fit for this line of personal plain-paper fax machines," adds Cummins. "It's just one more value-incentive for home buyers; however, the savings potential for general consumers also extends to small businesses and those working from home offices. The potential savings on toll calls is extremely beneficial to this market." Personal FAX-560 The Fax-560 has a compact footprint The amount of geographic space covered by an object. A computer footprint is the desk or floor surface it occupies. A satellite's footprint is the earth area covered by its downlink. See form factor. 1. that works well in space-constrained home or home office environments. At the same time, it offers a 50-sheet paper cassette A removable magnetic tape storage module that contains supply and takeup reels (hubs) in the same housing. Most audio tapes and videotapes use cassettes as well as backup tape technologies such as DAT, 8mm and Magstar MP (see below). and 10-page auto document feeder feeder abbreviation for self-feeders. Used in feeding groups of animals at intervals of several days. Feed has to be dry and comminuted so that it will run down the spouts from the hopper into the troughs. . An added convenience offered by each of these models is a memory storage of 512K--for up to 25 pages of out-of-paper reception(3), and an easy-to-change replacement print cartridge (1) See phono cartridge. (2) A removable storage module that contains magnetic disks, optical discs, magnetic tape or memory chips. Cartridges are inserted into slots in the drive, printer or computer. that can print up to 150 pages on plain paper. The Fax-560 also offers a Quick Scan feature so that faxes can be transmitted from memory. Other standard fax functions such as electronic cover page, broadcasting, delayed transmission and error correction mode Error correction mode (ECM) is an optional transmission mode built into Class 1 fax machines or fax modems. ECM automatically detects and corrects errors in the fax transmission process that are sometimes caused by telephone line noise. are also featured. Other included convenience features are multi-copying with sorting, copy enlargement and reduction between 150% and 50%, a telephone handset The part of the telephone that contains the speaker and the microphone. On a desktop phone, the part you hold in your hand is the handset. On a cellphone, the entire phone is the handset. See multihandset cordless and headset. and an answering machine interface. The FAX-560 will be available in July with an estimated street price of $99. FAX-580MC with Message Center The Message Center FAX-580MC - the step-up model to the FAX-560 - comes with the additional features of a 14.4K bps high speed fax modem fax modem n. A modem that sends and receives fax transmissions. , a full-duplex speakerphone speak·er·phone n. A telephone or telephone attachment that contains both a loudspeaker and a microphone, allowing several persons to participate in a call at the same time without the telephone receiver being held. Noun 1. and a 15 minute built-in answering machine for storing both fax and voice messages. Slated to ship in July, its estimated street price of $129(2), makes it a valuable addition to any home or home office. MFC-660MC 6-in-1 Plain-Paper Multi-Function Center Multi Function Center or MFC is a term used widely in the printer manufacturing world. A new type of office hardware, it combines the functions of a printer, scanner, fax and photocopier to create a compact cost effective product. The MFC-660 MC takes up where the FAX-580MC leaves off, by adding PC connectivity and achieving 6-in-1 capability. Beyond its core functionality of a plain paper fax, copier and message center (15 minute built-in answering machine), it also works as a scanner, printer and PC Fax, all at an estimated street price of $149(2). The MFC-660MC base features are the same as the FAX-580MC, but once the MFC-660MC is connected to a PC, it can also provide 200 x 400 dpi printing and 400 x 400 dpi scanning. It includes the award winning ScanSoft(TM) PaperPort(R) and TextBridge(R) OCR OCR in full optical character recognition Scanning and comparison technique intended to identify printed text or numerical data. It avoids the need to retype already printed material for data entry. software scanning applications. Faxes can even be sent directly from PC Windows(R) applications using the PC Fax software package that also comes standard. ABOUT BROTHER INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION Bridgewater, New Jersey is the corporate headquarters for Brother in the Americas, from Canada to South America South America, fourth largest continent (1991 est. pop. 299,150,000), c.6,880,000 sq mi (17,819,000 sq km), the southern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. . It has fully integrated sales, marketing services, manufacturing, research and development capabilities located in the U.S. In addition to its headquarters in Bridgewater, New Jersey, Brother has branches in California, Georgia, Illinois, Massachusetts, Tennessee and Texas, as well as subsidiaries in Ohio, Canada, Brazil, Chile and Mexico. Additional information may be obtained from the Brother fax-back system toll-free at 800/521-2846 or by visiting their web site at www.brother.com. ABOUT CALLMANAGE, INC. CallManage Inc. based in Stamford, CT develops least cost rating applications designed to help residential and small business customers maximize savings on long distance telecommunication telecommunication Communication between parties at a distance from one another. Modern telecommunication systems—capable of transmitting telephone, fax, data, radio, or television signals—can transmit large volumes of information over long distances. services. CallManage combines the idea of making long distance affordable with the technology to make it easy to use. (1) Requires registration with CallManage, Inc. Savings vary based upon the customer's calling pattern and existing long distance provider. (2) Estimated Street Price (3) Using ITU-T See ITU. ITU-T - International Telecommunications Union Test Chart No. 1 at standard resolution in error correction mode |
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